Archive July 2024

Defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz returned to the semi-finals with an enthralling comeback on Tuesday but there will be no blockbuster showdown with Jannik Sinner after the world number one ...

On July 11, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus and Head of UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) Colin Stewart will inform the Security Council during a closed meeting ...

Resolving the Cyprus problem is a top national priority for Greece, the Greek Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister and government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said on Tuesday. Speaking at the ...

The environmental department on Tuesday responded to a complaint letter to addressed to the House environment committee from the Cyprus Recycling Organisation (OAK) regarding the failure to implement the legislation ...

The government on Tuesday promised to tweak the criteria governing housing assistance schemes for refugees and displaced persons, with MPs hearing that 25 per cent of applications have been denied in ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) must “change” to become a competitive organisation by the time the electricity market opens up, the energy minister said on Tuesday. “Our vision is ...

While many abandon city life during the summer to cool down by the sea or in the mountains, Nicosia’s cultural scene remains busy. So, for those of you staying ...

The Met office has issued a yellow warning for Wednesday, warning of isolated thunderstorms and possible hail. The warning will be in effect from noon until 5pm. “Isolated strong thunderstorms ...

A bill providing for Cyprus to join the United States’ visa waiver programme is set to go to the plenary in the coming days, the House foreign affairs committee heard ...

Civil service trade unions on Tuesday rejected the recommendations of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which had called for the rationalisation of salary scales and expenditures related to the state ...

State health services (Okypy) is to hire a new pharmacist to work at Limassol general hospital, it said on Tuesday. The new pharmacist will take up a full-time role and ...

Cyprus’ authorities are getting tough on people found to be selling Greek Cypriot property in the north, with a 49-year-old German woman recently remanded the latest incident, it emerged on ...

The inner workings of a Colt .45 “Peacemaker” revolver, a symbol of the American Wild West, have become the focus of Alec Baldwin’s trial for the 2021 fatal shooting of “Rust” ...

The Italian government on Tuesday donated radio diagnostic equipment to the Cyprus customs department to be used for inspections as part of the Amalthea humanitarian corridor, through which aid has ...

The government is “determined” to fight organised crime in prisons, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Tuesday. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the central prison’s guidance and post-prison ...

The sand dunes of Chile’s Atacama desert, the driest on the planet, have been blanketed by white and purple blooms in recent days after early rains caused flowers to ...

State pathologist Panicos Stavrianos, who back in 2005 had ruled national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou’s death a suicide, has submitted a request to the Supreme Court for permission to file an ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) presented the benefits of the planned digital euro at a press conference on Tuesday, while also providing details on the efforts being made behind ...

Celebrating four years of innovation and growth in Cyprus, bus company Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) on Tuesday said its 600 employees oversee the transport of over 36,000 passengers a day. CEO Julio ...

Hundreds of trucks loaded with food and water have been stranded on a scorching Egyptian road, some for nearly two months, awaiting permission to deliver the much needed humanitarian supplies ...

A British charity which opposed the plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda called on Britain’s new government to formally withdraw the policy, as its legal challenge continues despite ...

A portrait of President Nikos Christodoulides will be adorning his office as of Tuesday – a gift from the artists themselves. A group of preschoolers visited the president and asked him ...

Passenger numbers at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport increased by almost a third for the first six months of 2024 over the same period last year, data released on Tuesday ...

Since its founding in 2007, BBF has established itself as a visionary force in Cyprus’ residential and commercial development market. As the bbf: story continues to unfold, the company is about ...